Veneer-package divider.



No. 654,724. Patented July 3|, I900.

V G.A. GAGE. VENEER PACKAGE DIVIDER.

(Application filed May 31, 1900.)

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VENEER PACKAGE DIVIDEB.

(Application filed May 81, 1900.)

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VENEER PACKAGE DIVIDEB.

(Application filed May 31, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE A. GAGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNA TIONAL PACKAGE MACHINE COMPANY.

VENEER-PACKAGE DIVIDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 654,724, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed May 31, 1900- Serial No. 18,594. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. GAGE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, (look county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veneer-Package Dividers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for dividing or cutting into smaller sections cylinders formed of sheets of veneering. i The main objects of my invention are, first, to provide an improved form of drum for supporting the veneer cylinder during the process of dividing same, and, second, to provide improved saws or cutting-mechanism coacting with said drum.

The particular objects of difierent parts with which I put my invention into practice will be understoodfrom the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a machine constructed according to my invention, omitting the package-supporting drum for'the sake of clearness. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the-line 2 2 of Fig. 1, including said package -'s'upporting drum. Fig. 3is afront elevation of said drum and its supporting-shaft, part of said shaft and the supporting-frame being broken away. Fig. 4. is an enlarged vertical section of the drum, taken a on the line 4 4. of Fig. 3 and partly broken away. Fig. 5' is a perspective view of one of the outer removable sections which are supported by the drumsegments. 1 Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through one of y the sleeves for fastening the saws upon their supporting-shaft. Fig. 7 is a reduced perspective. view of one of the veneer cylinders, showing the position of the metal fastening-strip 7 6 on said cylinder.

The machine shown consists mainly of a supporting-frame, a collapsible drum jour naled in said frame and having one end free, a swinging frame carrying saws for cutting the body of the'pa'ckage, mills or metal-saws for cutting the metallic fastening-strips, and the gear for operating said drum and saws. The shaft 1 for supporting the drum is journaled-in the upright 3 of the frame. The shaft 5, carryingthe sprocket-wheel 6, is journaled in the upright 7 of the frame and connected to the shaft 1 through the clutch 8. A pair of spiders 9 are rigidly secured to the shaft 1. The drum-segments 10 each have the inwardly-projecting arms 11, which are slidingly supported by the spiders 9. The arms 12 are provided with inclines 13,1ongitudinally slidable in the spiders9 and acting against opposite inclines on the arms 11. The arms 12 are connected at their outer end to a sleeve 14, which is longitudinally slidable on the shaft 1. The sleeve 14 hasa groove 15 for receiving the collar 16. Said collar is piv oted to the lever 17. Said lever is fulcrumed on the member 74. of the frame behindthe parts shown in Fig. 3. The lower part ofthe member 74 is shown in Fig. 2. The sleeve 14 will revolve with the shaft 1, while said lever is used for moving the sleeve 14 longitudinally on said shaft. The springs 28 are attached to the eyes 19 of the segments 10 and to eyes 20 on the spiders 9. Said springs operate to normally collapse the drum by drawing the segments 10 inwardly against the action of the inclines 13. 1 l

The shaft 21 is journaled in the members 22 of the frame. A swinging frame comprising the uprights 23 and cross-piece 24: is pivoted on the shaft 21. The shaft 25 is journaled in said uprights 23. Pulleys 26 are rigid on the shaft 25 and driven by belts 27 on the pulleys 28. I The pulleys 28 and a pulley 29 are rigid on the shaft 21. The shaft 21 is driven by said pulley 29 through the belt 30, connected with a main driving-shaft. (Not shown.) The saws 31 are mounted on the shaft 25 and rigidly secured thereon by means of the sleeves 32. at 33, as shown in Fig. 6, forbeing keyed to Said sleeves are grooved the shaft, as shown in Fig.2. Each of said sleeves has a pairof flanges 34 for bearing against the sides of the saws. The nut 35 is threaded upon the shaft 25 and coacts with the fixed sleeve 36 in securely fastening the saws upon said shaft. An auxiliaryswinging frame 37 is pivoted at38 to the uprights 23 of the other swinging frame. The shaft 39 is journaled in the frame 37. The mills or metal-saws 40 are securedupon the shaft 39 by means of the removable sleeves 11, fixed sleeve 42, and the nut 43. The sleeves I to ' clutch-jaws.

her to the sleeves 32.

A sprocket-'chain 47 connects the sprocket wheel '46 with the sprocket-wheel 48. Said chain is made loose, as shown in Fig. 2, tov permitthe shaft 39 and its supporting-frame to be swung toward the right of Fig. 2 when it is desired that the saws and mills be free from the veneer package. The sprocketwheel 48 is rigid on the shaft 49. Said shaft- 49 is supported in the upright 3 of the main frame. The gear-wheel 50' is rigid on the shaft '49 and meshes with the gear-wheel 51.- The gear-wheel 51, sprocket-wheel 52, and pulley 53 are rigid on the shaft 54, which is journaledin'the projecting arms 73 on the uprights 3 and 70f the main frame. The pulley 53'is driven by'the belt 55 through a main driving-shaft. (Not shown.) The sprocketwheel 52 is connected by the sprocket-chain 56- with the sprocket-wheel 6.-

The frame 37 is adjustable on the uprights 23 by-ineans of bolts and nuts 57 in the slot-.- ted members 58. The arm 59 has the slots 60 therein and is longitudinally adjustable on the uprights'3 by means of the bolts and nuts 61. Said arm 59 is provided with pins 62 for limiting the swinging movement of the uprights 23. The lever 63 is adjustably secured in the cross-piece 24 by means of the set-screws 64. Said lever is provided with a weight 65 for counterbalancing the swinging frame carrying the saws.

- The-removable sections 66 are each pro-- vided with inner pins 67. Each of said sections has a central aperture 68 for receiving a bolt 69. 1 Each of the segments 10 has a groove 7 O, which isenlarged at the inner part for receiving the nuts 71. ments also has the grooves 72 for receiving the pins 67. Said removable sections may be secured at any desired point longitudinally of the segments. The sections 66 are secured in pairs, leaving a space between same for the cutting edge of the saw. The sections 5 66 may be readily moved along the grooves 70 and 72 by loosening the bolt 69.

- The sprocket-wheel 6 is loose on the shaft 5. The collar 77 is tight on said shaft, and

the; sleeve 78 is longitudinally slidable on the shaft 1 in similar manner to the sleeve 15.

A lever 79' is secured upon the sleeve 78 in like manner as the lever 17 is securedupon the sleeve 15'. The movement of the sleeve 78 by means of the lever 79 operates the lat flange 80 of the sprocket-wheel 6. The lever 79 is not shown in Fig. 2, as same is lo cated immediately behind the lever 17 in said figure. Anyvother well-known formof clutch The operation of my device is as follows:

onthe swinging uprights 23. 48 will permit the operator to throw back the {frame supporting the saws by raising the le ver 63.

stopped by throwing oif the clutch 8, and the 1 drum is collapsed by means of thelever 17. g The sections of the veneer cylinder as divided by the saws will then be removed from the f free end of the drum. To make packages of diflerent lengths, the operator will remove also be substituted on the shaft 39. I 5 erator will now loosen the bolts 69 and place :the sections 66 in the proper position with l respect to the saws and mills.

Each of said seg- The veneercylinder 75 is placed upon the drum from the right of Fig. 3, said drum having been collapsed by moving the rods 12 toward the left of Fig. 3 through the action of the lever 17. Said veneer cylinders,'for which this machine is particularly adapted, have a metalstrip fastened lengthwise of the cylinder, along the edge of the outer lap of veneer, as at 76 on Figs. 2 and 7. When the cylinder is in proper position on the drum, the latter will be expanded by means of the lever 17 and rods 12. The operator will now throw the clutch 8 by means of the lever 79, so as to revolve the shaft 1. He will then depress the lever 63, so as to swing the saws over against the veneer cylinder. The mills 40 will first cut through the metal strip at 76 on the veneer cylinder. The saws 31, following said mills, will cut-through the veneering between each pair of the removable sections 66- on the drum. The relative positions of the mills and saws transversely of the drum will be fixed by adjusting the-auxiliary frame 37 The loose chain The revolution of the drum is now the belt 27 from the pulley 26 and remove the bearing -plates 44. The shaft 25 may j then be lifted from its bearin gs and the sleeve j 32 and saws 31 may be removed. The operator will thenreplace said saws with sleeves 32 of the desired width. New sleeves will The op- It will be understood that the device shown may be altered in numerous ways without ;departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore do not confine myself to the dc j tails shown, except as hereinafter limited in the'claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is---- 1. A veneer-package divider comprising a 2 supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum l journaled therein; a series of cutters acting toward the periphery of said drum; aplur rality of segmental sections secured upon said periphery adjustable longitudinally of r the drum and projecting inward of the edges 1 of saidc-utters; and means for operating said drum and cutters substantially as described. Said jaws act upon the an-nu- I 2. A veneer-package divider comprising a supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum journaled therein; a series of cutters acting Q toward the periphery of said drum; a plural- .ity of segmental sections secured upon said may be substituted for that shown.

periphery, adjustable longitudinally of the IIO said cutters; and means for operating said drum and cutters; said drum having a plurality of grooves extending longitudinal of same, and said segmental sections having projections seated in said grooves; substantially as described.

3. A veneer-package divider comprising a supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum journaled therein; a series of cutters acting toward the periphery of said drum; a plurality of segmental sections secured upon said periphery, adjustable longitudinally of the drum and projecting inward of the edges of said cutters; and means for operating said drum and cutters; said drum having extending longitudinal of same, grooves enlarged toward the inner part, and said segmental sections each having a bolt engaging with a nut seated in one of said grooves; substantially as described. r

4;. A veneer-package divider comprising a supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum journaled therein; a swinging frame having a series of rotary saws carried thereby to and from the periphery of said drum and adjustable opposite different parts of said periphcry; a plurality of segmental sections secured upon said periphery, adjustable longitudinally of the drum and projecting inward of the edges of said saws; and means for operating said drum and saws; substantially as described.

5. A veneer-package divider comprising a supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum journaled therein; a swinging frame having a shaft journaled therein and a series of rotary saws carried thereby to and from the periphery of said drum and adjustable opposite different parts of said periphery; a series of removable sleeves mounted on said shaft for separating the saws; a plurality of segmental sections secured upon said periphery, adj ustable longitudinally of the drum and projecting inward of the edges of said saws; and means for operating said drum and saws; substantially as described.

. 6. A veneer-package divider comprising a supporting-frame; a rotary collapsible drum journaled therein; a swinging frame having a series of rotary saws carried thereby to and from the periphery of said drum and adj ustable opposite different parts of said periphery; an auxiliary frame adjustable on said swinging frame and carrying a series of mills or metal-saws adjustable opposite said other saws; a plurality of segmental sections secured upon said periphery, adjustable long'itudinally of the drum and projecting inward of the edges of said saws and mills; and means for operating said drum, and said saws and mills; substantially as described.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 12th day of May, 1900.

GEORGE A. GAGE; 

